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Curfew Changes Are Now in Effect

For those of you that like to stay out late, you may be pleased to hear that Miami-Dade County made some changes to its curfew this week. The 11 pm curfew has now been moved an hour to midnight, giving you more time to enjoy experiences in cities like Miami Beach before the curfew goes into effect until 6 am. During the curfew, only healthcare workers, the media, or authorities are allowed to be on the streets.

As Miami Beach follows suit, you may be curious as to how this might affect dining experiences in the barrier island. Despite the curfew extension, city officials are still requiring that restaurants close for indoor dining. However, the option to purchase takeout or have the food delivered remains.

Speaking of dining, in case you were unaware, Miami Beach’s revised restaurant guidelines allow restaurants to operate at 100% capacity provided that the tables are kept at least six feet apart from each other. These tables are limited to no more than ten people.

Are you excited to see curfew extended by an hour? Maybe you’ve gone dining since the restrictions were put in place. What was your experience like as cities make calculated efforts to return to a sense of normalcy?

This update is presented by the Miami Beach real estate team at Blackstone International Realty, specializing in the Murano Grande. If you are interested in Murano Grande for sale, call one of the Murano Grande sales experts at 305-588-2451 for information on buying opportunities and rentals.

Miami Beach Bike Lanes Make a Strong Debut

Biking is an enjoyable sport that is beneficial for your fitness. However, when you’re cruising along crowded streets like those in Miami Beach, there is still the possibility of automobiles. Thankfully, this very issue is answered by a newly launched bike lane in the city.

Washington Avenue is the first road in the barrier island to debut a parking-protected bike lane, not just in the area, but in the South Florida region! Locals, companies, and daily cyclists have also praised the lanes which go a long way in keeping locals and tourists safe as they get around.

These parking-protected lanes have been used in other places of the world, despite being newly introduced to South Florida. The lane is labeled with white and green paint lines and they stretch through both sides of Washington Avenue, running from Lincoln Road to Fifth Street. A collection of parallel parking cars that often act as more of a buffer separate the lanes from street traffic. Both sides of Washington Avenue have been narrowed to a sole lane of traffic to accommodate these additional lanes.

Have you used the new bike lanes yet? Maybe you’ve seen them in person. To learn more about them, visit the Miami Herald link at https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article246062925.html.

Miami Beach May Soon Have a Rooftop Cinema

How does the sound of watching a movie on a giant rooftop screen sound? That’s the idea being proposed for Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road. The developer behind the project is thinking about using the extra parking spaces of the recently built garage to create an outdoor cinema experience provided it can get a permit for such a project.

The 1212 Lincoln Road developer has been brainstorming with Rooftop Cinema Club to create something akin to a dinner and movie experience. The company makes use of cutting-edge wireless headphones that allow the movie-going audience to immerse themselves in the experience without being distracted by what’s going on outside. The cinema experience also includes adjustable deckchairs capable of accommodating one or two people and there are even plans to provide blankets on those ultra-rare chilly South Florida evenings.

Each Rooftop Cinema Club includes a full bar plus food items plus customary cinema snacks like popcorn which is bottomless.

As for 1212 Lincoln Road’s implementation, it will consist of a single screen theater with a maximum of three showings every evening. Screenings would begin when night falls from 5 pm to midnight on weekdays and until 1:00 am on weekends.

How do you feel about a rooftop movie theater on the barrier island?

Beachfront Restaurant Reopens for Business

Few would disagree that Miami Beach is brimming with an assortment of places to eat. However, many of these places have had to adapt to changes, including limiting dining experiences to takeout or delivery. The Ocean Grill at the Setai Hotel is not one of these places.

The Ocean Grill has earned a reputation for its fantastic al fresco dining experience. It’s so close to the beach you can hear the serene ebb and flow of the Atlantic as you enjoy your meal. Despite what is arguably a stellar and distinct dining experience, it remains something of a best-kept secret.

With the reopening, Ocean Grill is fully aware of the need to ensure social distancing and take extra safety measures. In addition to charging plates, each table has a blue glass bottle with hand sanitizer. Besides moving tables around to extend the distance, the menus are now accessible via QR codes and consist of Italian cuisine.

Dining outdoors in the middle of the South Florida summer can become quite toasty, which is why Ocean Grill has reopening with misting fans designed to help customers cool. Thankfully, the breeze from the ocean also helps tremendously.

The Ocean Grill at the Setai Hotel is located at 2001 Collins Avenue.

This update is presented by the Miami Beach real estate team at Blackstone International Realty, specializing in the Murano Grande. If you are interested in Murano Grande for sale, call one of the Murano Grande sales experts at 305-588-2451 for information on buying opportunities and rentals.

Miami Beach Seeks Alternative Art Week Solutions

The bad news for art aficionados, as you may have heard, is that this year’s highly anticipated Art Basel event scheduled for December 3^rd through the 6^th has been canceled due to obvious reasons. Despite the disappointing news, however, Miami Beach officials are diligently at work to create a solution where at least some aspect of Art Week can still happen safely.

Although Art Basel is the main headliner during Art Week, local cultural institutions and smaller satellite fairs also contribute to the celebration of all things artistic. For example, the smaller festivals Scope and Untitled are still on track to take place. Discussions are in the works to create a way for locals-only art experience where different places throughout the community can come together. One project involving a curated program aimed at highlighting public art throughout Miami Beach is already in the works.

Art Basel is 2020 but fans may be pleased to learn that organizers are already looking forward to and planning the 2021 event. There is also an online viewing room showcasing some of this year’s art scheduled to begin on September 23^rd.

Are you excited to see potential new, local-skewed art events take place during Art Week as a way of replacing Art Basel?

Bayshore Park Project Inches Forward

The Bayshore Municipal Golf Course Par-3 in the neighborhood of the same name in Miami Beach has remained inactive for well over a decade. Five years ago, the city sought to do something about the golf course, creating a plan to convert it into a public park. After being long in the works, the plans are nearly final.

Appropriately dubbed Bayshore Park, it would be a sprawling commons spanning nearly twenty acres. Among the highlights of the park will be a lake measuring 1.6 acres complete with a bridge for pedestrians as well as viewing docks. Additional features will include a sextet of tennis courts, a dog park, a parking lot, and a playground. The lake will also serve as an area for stormwater retention.

After Bayshore Park was approved back in 2015, an environmental survey discovered the site’s soil and groundwater was contaminated with arsenic, possibly because of the site’s former use as a golf course. The firm taking care of Bayshore Park’s design suggests the use of landforms that are “golf-like” as a way to cap contaminated soil.

Miami-Dade County must accept on-site soil management environmental assessments and issue a site and stormwater system permit to Miami Beach for the Bayshore Park project to move forward.

Miami Beach Follows Miami-Dade’s Example

One of the many major headlines this week is Miami-Dade County allowing restaurants to reopen for their doors for indoor dining customers, albeit with limitations in place such as operating at 50% capacity and with no live music or entertainment. Furthermore, tables will be restricted to a maximum of six people. The news arrives after the county mayor decided to prohibit indoor dining following the rise in coronavirus cases back in May and June. Cases have since declined.

Miami Beach is now following suit and will also be allowing indoor dining but there will be a few caveats. For one, restaurants will still be required to close for indoor dining while the city curfew is in effect from 10 pm to 6 am. However, kitchens will still be allowed to operate after 10 pm solely for drive-through or delivery orders. In other words, curbside pickup and takeout are still being prohibited during these hours.

Across Miami-Dade County, the 10 pm curfew will stick around at least until Labor Day weekend.

Are you excited to see Miami-Dade County restaurants reopen for indoor dining? You can read more about the latest developments including some good news on basketball court reopenings by visiting the following link:https://www.remiamibeach.com/citywide/miami-beach-to-follow-county-in-allowing-restaurants-to-reopen-indoor-dining/.

Dine for Less in Miami

Depending on where you go in Miami—especially if you’re a tourist—you may want to explore some of the many varied restaurants. Some of these places carry handsome price tags but not everywhere you go will cost a small fortune to try something new. Let’s check out some of these not so pricey places, including one here in Miami Beach.

On 14^th Street is where you’ll find La Sandwicherie which, much like its name, is known for its French-skewed sandwiches. The place almost seems to be around the clock and you can grab one of its highly-regarded sandwiches for no more than $10.

Over in Miami, the Nicaraguan-themed Fritanga Pinolandia will serve some well-known favorites with carne asada plus sides for less than $8. Takeout is an option here. Just a couple of blocks away on Flager Street is La Camaronera which has been around for more than three decades and continues serving seafood and sandwiches for around $7 to $8.

Also in Miami is El Rey de las Fritas, another city staple acclaimed for its $3.25 dish better known as the “frita” Cuban burger.

What are some of your favorite places in Miami Beach and beyond to enjoy a delectable Miami meal for less?

Hotel and Condo Short-Term Rentals Resume

Over a month ago, Miami Beach decided to place bans on hotel and condominium short-term rentals in response to the coronavirus. The city is now loosening the restrictions following the drop in South Florida positivity rates. The resuming of short-term rentals began this past weekend.

In Miami-Dade County, hotels were allowed to open their doors once again on the first of June followed closely by short-term rentals. However, last month restrictions were implemented which remained in effect until earlier this month. Unlike the rest of the county, Miami Beach was particularly aggressive, choosing to shut down all of its short-term and vacation rentals during the middle of July.

It’s worth noting that these vacation and short-term rentals are still not being allowed in apartment buildings. As for condos and hotels, day and night occupancy is relegated to a pair of persons per bedroom, plus two additional persons per unit, for a maximum of four persons. Should a family travel be traveling together, this is limited to six individuals per unit.

Should a hotel or condo be caught violating the limits regarding occupancy, Miami Beach has made it known that they may be at risk of losing their business tax receipt for as long as the emergency order remains in place.

Stay in Miami Beach and Save

As summer rolls on, several Miami Beach hotels and eateries are looking to entice locals and tourists into spending a few days enjoying the season in the barrier island. Whether it’s a vacation or a staycation, let’s check out some of the offers currently available.

One of the most popular and iconic hotels in Miami Beach, the Fontainebleau is offering day passes good for two people. These passes include access to treatments at its lavish Lapis spa, a delectable lunch to be enjoyed at La Côte, pool access, as well as beach chairs. The price is only $389.

Also offering beach and pool access is COMO Metropolitan Miami Beach. Its day pass also throws in free champagne plus a discount of ten percent on beverages and food. Unlike Fontainebleau, the day pass is good for up to four people.

Are you a local? If so, Dream South Beach is shaving 25% off of its rates while also throwing in a lenient cancellation, a complimentary room upgrade, and late checkout. When it’s time for a meal, you can also enjoy Mexican cuisine at the Naked Taco restaurant.

Should you wish to learn more about offers happening in Miami Beach, make sure to download the Miami Beach app or follow @ExperienceMiamiBeach on Instagram and Facebook.